Railroad-tie.



F. QIST.' RAILROAD TIB. Arrmoulon FILED Nov. 1e, 1912.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FIITED NOV.18, 1912.

Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

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FRED QUIsT, 'or sAN- raANcIscoQcALIroaNIA;

RAILROAD-TIE.

Speeication 01' Letters 'Patent Application led November 18, 1912. Serial No. 732,151.-

1 To all 'whom-t may concern.'

produce a maximum bearing for the rail. y 2e new and useful lBe it known that.` I, FRED QUIsT, a -citizen A of the U'nited States, residing at SanFran cisco, in the county of -San Francisco and State of California,

Ties; and I do will ena-ble others skilled linv Athe art to appertains to make and which it use the same.

' This invention relates to improvements in i -rallway tliesand more especially to -met-a1 coveredv wooden ties. l

- The main object ofthe invention is to provide av spikeless metalcovered 'Wooden tie .so constructed Another object that a minimum `amount -of Wood zisused to With these andlotherobjects in View, the

invention consistsof certain novel features of construct-1011,'.combination and arrangement vof parts as and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 represents -a top plan view ofa tie constructed in accorda-nce with representsan end elevation thereof; Fig. 8 represents a transverse vertical section ona line 3-3 of Fig. 1 ;y Fig.'4 is a longitudinal sectional view thereof; Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail of one of the locking clamps; Fig. 6

willbe more fully described isa similar view yof one end of the tie plate.

In the Aembodiment illustrated a wooden tiel is shown the. opposite sides of which arel'ieveled as shown at 2, whereby a maxi munrbearmg surfaceor base '3 ls'provlded While requiring a mmlmum amount of Wood to construct-.thc tie a great saving being effected by bevelingvthe sides' thereof. These ties may be of anysuitable or desired length boing preferably about three feet three' inches long thus requiring about'eight ties to a rail thirty-three feet long providing a total bearing of about twentyfsixpfe'et for the rail as the ties are adapted to be placed lengthwise. These wooden ties 1 which constitute fillers are covered with a suitable metal casing preferably constructedof galvanized sheet metal in the form shown in the drawings. The bottom 4 of this casin is preferably composed of one-fourth inc have invented certain- Improvements in Railroad' declare the following to be a full, elegir,- and `exact. description ofl they in- -K i vention,"such as .side of the filler .to

as to b e thoroughlyventil lated and yet protected against'the'we'ather' thereby greatly prolonging` `the life ofthe tie.l is to produce a tie of thischaracter the .configuration of `Whichis such" .11s secured to the end members ends o f a sp covering for the thisl invention; Fig. 2

` rality wide and three inches i iron andfis corrugatedy as shown'at '5. The

bottom, one side and the ends are preferably constructed sheet ofmetal bent to conform lofthis casing .to the shape of the Wooden filler 14 the integral sidev 6 being shown of less llengt-h than thebeveld.

.which it is over which the tie plate laps as w1ll be hereinafter described to prevent theentrance ofl water into the casing'. The o posite side 7 of tlre casing'is preferabl ma e from ase arate sheet of metal ang is securedto the bottom 4 by detachable means here shown in the form of apertured lugs`8 which ex- Patented Mar. 4, 1913.

from. a single applied and tend :trom-the bottom 4 and with which are Y engaged clamping elements v8 curely' ret-ain the side member 7 in position.

Anyf desired number of these clampsmay be employed.l The upper end of the member ,7

of the casing by'means of pivotally mounted clamps or catches 9 which swing over said side 7 near casing'.

itsupper'edge and vsecurely lock it to'the The ends of the aging are, mv'ided a their-'upper 'edgesadja'cent the slde member 7 with recesses l0-to. receive the opposite out formed 'on-the tie plate now to be described; Thisjtie plate 11 forms the upper face of thewooden filler and on which the' railsas A are designed vto rest.

gitudina'lly4 extending grooves 12'. A `pluof shoulders upper face lof this plate with which the edge of the base of the rail A is designed to engage, said shoulders serving to hold the rail in place .on the plate and preventing lateral movement thereof.' This plate 11 hasv a downwardly inclined' flange or apron 1 4 which overlaps the upper edgeof the side of the casing thereby prevent-ing water from entering the-casing at this point. The 'shoulders 13 maybe of any suitable or desired'size being prefeably about one inch ong.

On the outer edge. of

drain'pipe or spout 14the project and fit Within the re which -se- 13 are formed on the the-tie plate 11 is :formed a depression extend-lng longitudiand adapted to perform the A is' preferablyturned' vupward slightly to prevent thewaterypase.,

ing over the side of the plate and under which upturned portion the upper edge of V the side y.7 of the casing is'designed` to cxtend. The opposite endsof the tie plate are provided with longitudinally .extending lugs or tongues 16 which are adapted toV engage lateral projections 17 vand'18 to be described on the ends of the casing Where-v by the plate 11 isirmly held against lateral movement, the lugs or tongues 16 being arranged between the lateral projections on i the-casing ends When the parts areas- I sembled..

inchV more or less below the top of the filler Thel end walls of the casing are preferably cut out at their upper edges for about one 1,'b'etween 4said lateral projections to provide for wearing of the top of the filler 1 "Without interfering with the ,casing and have upwardly extending lugsl to which f the membersv 17 and 18 are connected and l The lateral projections 17 which project above the plate .11'Wlien the parts are assembled. 4 and 18 on the endsl of the casing above referred to are shown in the form of anti-Creeper support,- ing membersvdesigned for use in connection with an ,anti-Creeper which :forms n'o part of this invention and hence a detail description thereof is not deemed necessary.

- These ties which are arranged longitudinally under the rails A are secured yto the 'ties of the opposite side of the track by l suitable tie rods 19 which are here shown projecting from the ends of the' casing. Any suitable form of tie rod may be em-I y ployed when no block signals are used and when -such signals are 4used the tie rod shown in the accompanying drawingsis applicable. tute overlapping bars. 20 and l21 the inner These'e rods as shown consti-l or overlapping ends of which have interlocking teeth 20 and 21 and are heldin adjusted position by means of Wedge shaped .cotter keys 22 which pass through studs 23 on the'ends of the overlapping bars, said sov lstuds being first extended through apertures in the adjacent bars. These keys when properly applied will not rattle looseas the split ends thereof diverge and prevent rattling or accidental disengagement.

While I havev described my invention with more or less vminuteness as regards details and as being embodied in certain precise forms I do not desire. to be limited 'thereto unduly any more than is pointedV out in the claims. On the contrary, i contemplate all proper ehangesfin form, construction and arrangement, the omission of immaterial -elements and sirbstitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient.

Copies of this patent may ne obtained for I claim as my, invention:

1. A- railway tie comprising a Wooden filler, a metal covering enveloping said filler and comprising a casingcomposed of sides, 'ends and a bottom conforming to .the configuration 4of said filler, and a tie plate arranged over the upper face of said filler and having a depending apron at one side thereof overlapping the upper edge of one side of said casing, a Water spout formed at the other -side of said plate, and coperating means on said plate and casing for locking the parts in operative position.

2. A railway tie comprising a side detached, a ,detachable top for said casing-.provided with a plurality of longitudinal ly extending grooves and withnieans for holding the rail against lateral'displace,

ment, and cooperating means on said tcp andthe end Walls of said .casing for locking the parts in operative position.

A railway tie comprising a4 filler, a

`metal covering therefor comprising a single sheet bent to form a bottom, ends and one side Wall, another side wall detachably connected with the bottom of said casing, catch members lon the end ofvsaid-casing for e11- gaging said detachable side and holding it in operative position, and a plate forming `a covering for said casing and having a depending apron at one sidetliereof overlapping the integral side member of the casing, and coperating shoulders von the end walls of the casing for 'locking said' plate against lateral movement, said end Walls having recesses therein, and a Water spout project.- ing beyond the ends of said plate and engaging the recesses in the end walls of the casing.

4. A railway tie comprising a wooden filler, a metal covering enveloping said4 filler and comprising a casing compo-sed of sides,

ends and a bottom conforming to the con-` figurationof said iiiler, and a tie plate arve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, VD. C.

l filler having itsopposite sides beveled, a metal cas- 'ing enveloping said filler and having one 

